brittle star opinions
- Thread starter jesse alcaraz
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I don't have any personal experience with the "green" but from what I have heard is that they become a problem when they get older and bigger. I would measure the costs against the gains dude. There are other inexpensive reef safe options for brittles, though I understand you already have this guy in you system. Good luck Jesse.
mine is about 18" across when spread out (but rarely that opened up) and i haven't had any issues with it eating fish, unless it was dead / dying already.
it DOES, however, aggressively go after pellets when it hits the floor, and will climb over LPS and grab it out of their hands if it can. it'll also aggressively go after clam on half shell.
it DOES, however, aggressively go after pellets when it hits the floor, and will climb over LPS and grab it out of their hands if it can. it'll also aggressively go after clam on half shell.
also, on crabs. I have 3 emerald crabs in the tank, smallest one is about 1.5" across (spread out, so it's pretty small), and the big one is about 3" across (again, spread out, so it's a decent size).
the brittle star shares the same cave with the small crab, and has never made any signs of aggression toward it. i've even see the emerald pick stuff off the star's retrieving arm.
the brittle star shares the same cave with the small crab, and has never made any signs of aggression toward it. i've even see the emerald pick stuff off the star's retrieving arm.
I have a very large green brittle star and things may or may not have gone missing because of him. It's hard to say because I also have three big @$$ nems in there too. I'm pretty sure I've lost a couple shrimp and a couple fish over time but I can't say I've seen what or if any animal was "preditated" on.
